A big sigh of relief all round.
If you follow your transits, you were probably anticipating
it long before it came and as it inched ever closer to its target, you watched
carefully for signs of its influence. Perhaps your transit reflected major life
changes, challenges, losses or new opportunities? Maybe years of hard work started
to pay off or conversely, you had to face the consequences of unwise decisions
made in the past? Possibly, the shift was more internal as you chose to (or
were forced to) confront deep-rooted psychological baggage, heal old wounds,
grieve, move on, let go.
Now what?
If your transit brought any kind of loss, shock, major
change or disruption, chances are, now it’s over, you’re seeking to replace
those losses and reverse the changes, to try to return things to how they were.
It’s human nature.Here are a couple of scenarios.
A relationship breaks up under a Uranus transit. After a while, you’re ready for romance again. You’re attracted to your new partner because he’s just your type. Consciously or unconsciously, something about him reminds you of your old flame. Your new partner pays you constant attention, says you belong together forever and shows you off to his friends. This is all so so flattering and is just how your former relationship started. The nice part, before the possessiveness and the jealousy kicked in. Your new beau doesn’t seem to approve of your best friend and you start to see less of her because he’s taking up all your time. At parties, you chat and flirt your way around the room because that’s the way you are, but your partner doesn’t like it.
The old pattern could be recurring, but this is your
opportunity to put the lessons of that Uranus transit to good use.
Do you (1) run a mile, but feel miserable alone and then
either repeat the pattern down the line with someone else, or stay lonely; (2)
leave the relationship, but work on your own issues, through therapy, self help,
through your chosen spiritual practice, or simply by giving yourself proper
time to reflect and heal; (3) stay in the relationship, but confront the issues
early on and do your best to set healthy boundaries, remaining prepared to move
on if it doesn’t work; or (4) stay in the relationship, do nothing and hope for
the best?
There’s no right or wrong answer, this is not a quiz, nor is
it an advice column. Options (1) and (4) seem to be the least likely to lead to
growth and learning. But then, none of the options are without risk and all of
them, except (4) involve change.
Scenario two.
You lost your job under a Saturn transit, so you look for a
new one. You would love to do something completely different, but you also have
to think about the practical issues and the bills that need to be paid,
especially in these straightened times. Conscious that you might be missing an
opportunity to fulfil a dream, you give yourself the best odds by going for
roles similar to your last one. The dream might be on hold, but using the ‘be
realistic and patient’ lesson of your Saturn transit, you realise that there
are things you can do to make things better in your next job.
For example, you think carefully about what you liked and
disliked in previous roles; you target companies which better reflect your personal
values; in interviews, you don’t just ask about what the job itself entails,
you ask also about the company culture, the atmosphere in the office, the
personalities of the team you’d be working with. On your resume, you emphasise
the skills that you most like to use, making less of those you don’t. Perhaps
you consider temping, freelancing, part time or contract work. It might lack
the security of a permanent role, but it can provide an income and buy you some
time to find something you truly want to do.
Overall, you remain realistic and you’re prepared to be
flexible. You’re patient and hopeful and you don’t give up. You’ve absorbed the
lesson of your Saturn transit.
You’ve Got To Have A
Dream
Maybe you’re one of the lucky or brave ones, who really can follow
your dream. If you’re not, never lose hope. As the old song goes, if you don’t have a dream, how’re you going
have a dream come true? It’s wise though to reassess our dreams on occasion
and particularly after a life changing transit. We age, we grow, our priorities
change, the world changes around us, unexpected spanners fall into the works.
Think about that
dream of old. What does it boil down to? What’s its essence? Why did you want
to be a painter/cosmonaut/vet/photographer? Were you following an innate talent
or a personal interest? Were you trying to please a parent or conform to a
social stereotype of success? Was it for the money, the power, the recognition,
to fit in? Did it stem from a need to express yourself creatively, to help
others, to give something back to the world?
If you look at it from this angle you can see more easily where
you need to let go of old dreams and also when to hold onto dreams that are
still valid, but need to be adapted so they better suit who and where
you are now. You may even find that you have already made your dream come true,
but didn’t realise it because it manifested differently to your fixed
expectation.
As Within, So
Without: What We Can Learn From World Events
This post explores how, so often after a difficult transit,
it’s too easy to carry on repeating the mistakes of the past, when instead we
could use the wisdom our transit brought to break unhealthy, outdated patterns
of behaviour.
I think the current world situation is a lesson to us all of
the dangers of not learning the lessons of the past, of blindly trying to tread
a path that just doesn’t work for us anymore. Since the banking crisis of 2008
(when Pluto moved into Capricorn and Saturn squared Pluto and opposed Uranus) most
of the energy and resources have been directed towards restoring the old ways
of doing things. The capitalist model based on constant growth which benefited
so many of us while Pluto was in Sagittarius simply doesn’t work under Pluto in
Capricorn. Somehow, we need to find another way of doing things that suits the
world as it is now, while at the same holding those people and entities who
contributed to the crisis to account. Seven upcoming hits of Uranus to Pluto
will see to it that major change does occur, but collectively we need to choose
wisely, in keeping with the symbolic themes of Pluto in Capricorn. Let’s hope we make the right choice.Some Very Exciting News!
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